Dracula – Bram Stoker

The Young English solicitor Jonathan Harker has to meet count Dracula in the hearts of Transylvania. Little does he think that this warm host has a pretty cold heart. The guest soon becomes a prisoner in the castle and Harker is plunged into a terrifying world of ancient evil and unbearable fear. Back in England harkers wife Mina experiences other strange happenings. Her friend Lucy suffers from an unknown illness and finally succumbs to it. Joined by Harker and the doctor Van Helsingr the group soon realises that an ancient malevolent force has been awakened and it is in pursuit. Bram stokers Dracula when it was published was a chilling story that soon got translated into many languages. It instilled such fear into the hearts of the public that there were instances when even grown men would not step outside of the house in the dark. Mangos retelling has much more extra information at the end of the book and it makes for an interesting read.